The Kindred Oaks Family Includes:
Steve Lincoln (An avid Longhorn fan) has a resume that rivals the most colorful of characters! In his past lives, he has worked on a turkey farm, owned his own leather working shop, sold his wares at arts & crafts festivals, has two degrees – in law enforcement & English literature, was the Vice President of a very well respected garden nursery in Austin for 10 years, and, finally, opened Kindred Oaks with his wife Elaine in 2003 and has never looked back. He is kept perpetually busy with never ending projects to keep him out of trouble!
Elaine Lincoln (Longhorn class of ’89) was a professional wedding photographer for many years prior to and during the raising of her three children, and then turned to the garden industry so she could stay at home with her kids. Now grown, her daughter Jessica & son-in-law Charles (who got married here at KO and are both Aggies!!) live close by and in her spare time, Elaine avidly enjoys being a G-mama to her grandkids Harrison and Evelyn! Her two boys, Ian and Jacob, live nearby and she is expecting them to support her in her old age!
Julie Casto has been in the event world since 2016, starting out in SETx. Julie is passionate about weddings, flowers, and coordinating, and is our go-to girl for both KO and ZuZu’s Petals. She lives by the saying, “You can hardly call it work if you love what you do!” Julie and her husband Mike have two children, Isabella and Tyler, and two fur babies.
Jessica Combs is our resident Graphic & Web Designer and is a ’09 graduate of Texas A&M University. Since 2012 she has been at the helm of design throughout our brand, from website and brochures to everything in between! When she’s not working part-time to keep us looking fresh, Jessica homeschools her two kids, Harrison & Evelyn, with her husband Charles.
Donna Aleman, with us since 2006, is also the owner of her own coordination business, Ame Soeur Events (it means Kindred in French!). Donna is like a sister to Elaine and is the perfect blend of having an attention to detail, yet laid-back and fun at the same time, and we simply wouldn’t be the success we are today without her!
Tracy Campbell is invaluable in keeping Kindred Oaks looking fantastic on the inside. She has been with us since 2012 and keeps us clean and welcoming, each and every week, and we couldn’t do it without her!
Our team members over at ZuZu’s Petals are very much a part of the Kindred Oaks family!
Read more about these fabulous ladies by clicking here.
